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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning enable learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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